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Though the number of tropical cyclones in a season could remain the same, their category or intensity would be higher.

At least 24 dead, dozen others missing in Zimbabwe cyclone

At least 100 people are missing in parts of eastern Zimbabwe hit by the peripheral effects of tropical cyclone Idai...

16 March 2019 2:59 PM IST

BEA investigators will try to retrieve information from the cockpit voice and flight data recorders. (Photo:AP)

Ethiopian Airlines confirms plane crash probe has commenced in Paris

An investigation has begun in Paris into the cause of last week's crash of a Nairobi-bound Boeing jet which killed all...

15 March 2019 4:30 PM IST

An airline official has said one recorder was partially damaged. (Photo:AP)

Ethiopia to send plane's black box abroad, as grief grows

The black box from the Boeing jet that crashed and killed all 157 people on board will be sent overseas for analysis.

13 March 2019 3:35 PM IST

All on board the Boeing 737 MAX 8 died. (Photo:AFP)

Ethiopian plane made a strange rattling noise, trailed smoke before...

Flight 302 took off from the Ethiopian capital on Sunday morning bound for Nairobi with passengers from more than 30...

12 March 2019 9:13 AM IST

The crashed killed everyone on board. (Photo:AP)

Crashed Ethiopian Airlines black box recovered: State media

Investigators have recovered one of two black box recorders on the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737.

11 March 2019 4:32 PM IST

China also grounded its fleet of the Boeing 737 MAX 8. (Photo:AP)

Ethiopian Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet after crash

Ethiopian Airlines said on Monday it had grounded its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet after a crash that killed 149 passengers.

11 March 2019 11:35 AM IST

A list of the dead released by Ethiopian Airlines included passengers from all over the world. (Photo:AP)

Heart breaking list of passengers who died in Ethiopian plane crash

An Ethiopian Airlines jet has faltered and crashed shortly after takeoff, carving a gash in the earth.

11 March 2019 10:45 AM IST

People holding passports from more than 30 countries and the UN were on board. (Photo:AP)

World leaders grieve in wake of Ethiopian airlines plane crash

Reactions surmount after the devastating plane crash of Ethiopian airlines.

11 March 2019 10:31 AM IST

CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Tewolde Gebremariam looks at the wreckage of the plane that crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photo: AP)

Four Indians among 157 killed as Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes

The plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people thought to be on board.

11 March 2019 7:26 AM IST

State-owned Ethiopian is one of the biggest carriers on the continent by fleet size. (Photo:AP)

157 feared dead after Nairobi-bound Ethiopian airline crashes

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday.

10 March 2019 3:58 PM IST

Boko Haram attacks on military bases were a frequent tactic as the group gained in size and strength, using the weapons and ammunition seized to capture swathes of territory in the northeast in 2013 and 2014. (Photo: AP)

Attack in Niger kills soldiers, boko haram militants: Report

Seven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the jihadist group Boko Haram in southeastern Niger.

10 March 2019 8:21 AM IST

Jair Bolsonaro, waves after voting in the presidential runoff election in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Sunday, October 28, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Man urinating on another in carnival; Brazil President criticised for...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sparked shock by tweeting a video showing a man urinate on another during annual...

7 March 2019 11:14 AM IST